Deaf Education: St. Joseph 1st with Full Accreditation

Deaf Education: St. Joseph 1st with Full Accreditation

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SCHOOL DAYS: With all the downbeat news about Central Institute
for the Deaf, it's refreshing to learn that our town's St. Joseph
Institute for the Deaf has become the first and only school of its
kind to receive full accreditation by the Independent School
Association of the Central States (ISACS). The organization
accredits private mainstream elementary schools and high schools. .
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There is a sudden rash of eating disorders among students at
the prestigious John Burroughs School, confirmed headmaster Keith
Shahan. He noted a recent story in The New York Times that
described an epidemic of both anorexia and bulimia among students.
"The same exists here, because we have a student body that is
highly motivated and we tend to have more perfectionism - traits
that are linked to the disorders,"' said Shahan. "It's a concern
here, and we've brought in counselors. We're also trying to learn
more about the problems." . . .

Meanwhile, for the near-perfect Churchill School, the Brighton
Agency and Corley Printing are blasting out a fat catalog for the
May 18 auction at Grant's Farm to benefit the Churchill scholarship
fund. Among the 400 items are a BMW from Plaza Motors and a
Caribbean cruise. Big Lou Susman, former rainmaker for Thompson
Mitchell (now Thompson Coburn), who heads the Chicago branch of
Salomon Brothers, chipped in four courtside seats for a Bulls game.
And sports agent Jim Steiner donated tickets and a hotel room for
next year's Super Bowl in N'Awlins. Local donations include a
Markway-built playhouse and seats to the presidential debate (Bill
Clinton vs. Bob Dole?) on Sept. 25 at WashU.

PHLASH! Anthony F. Sansone confirmed at Portabella Friday night
that he has acquired 20 acres at 3200 South Kingshighway, once the
American Can Co. site, to construct another Sansone Group shopping
mall. With Sansone was his son and daughter-in-law, newlyweds Doug
and Molly Sansone.

SLEEPLESS IN ST. LOUIS: Joe and Nancy Robinson of South County
are the proud parents of triplets born recently at Barnes Hospital.
The babies are named Mark, Luke and John. That's the gospel truth.
They weighed in at about five pounds each and are doing fine. So
are mom and dad, who are missing a little sleep. Joe's an Ernst &
Young manager; Nancy's a Boatmen's Trust Co. accountant.

BEJEWELED: The old-money crowd here also participated in the
auction of Jackie O items at Sotheby's. …